Pulmonology Coding Alert

Modifiers:

Confirm Which Services Are Inherently Bilateral Before Submitting

Sometimes the code refers to a service performed on one lung only. Lung care coding often hinges on whether your physician administered a service on both of a patient’s lungs, or if he only addressed the left or right. To make matters more confusing, some codes are inherently bilateral, while others apply only to one side. To stem confusion, it’s [...]
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